The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) North West has recognized the Fairhaven to Church Scar scheme as Sustainability Project of the year. The project, to protect over 2,400 properties from coastal erosion began work on site in 2018 after some years of project development and stretches from Fairh
After the successful placement of spud towers on board the Suez Canal Authority’s new cutter suction dredger Hussein Tantawy, Royal IHC has completed another construction milestone with the installation of both spuds. “The sun was shining down on our team when they installed the deep-blue spuds on t
The U.S. EPA has officially kicked off dredging of contaminated sediment from a 7-mile stretch of Otter Creek which extends through Toledo and Oregon, Ohio, before flowing into Maumee Bay. The Maumee Area of Concern was identified by the United States and Canada in the mid-1980s as one of the most e
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) yesterday announced the completion of another segment of rock breakwaters at Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge in Cameron Parish. The Rockefeller Shoreline Protection project expanded the area’s rock shoreline by 3,414 linear feet, adding e
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council is proposing another step up in the environmental work it accelerated in 2018, by investing an extra $10.5 million on the services it delivers to the Hawke’s Bay region and $14.7 million on infrastructure and capital projects in 2021-22. The draft Long-Term Plan for 2021
The Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has visited various drainage sites in Accra, Ghana, to assess drainage works being undertaken by the Ministry. The sites included the Odaw-Onyasia confluence at Caprice, Kwame Nkrumah Circle, Upper and Lower Korle lagoons where Messrs Dredge
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is working with the Environment Agency and the South Holderness Internal Drainage Board on a new £600,000 scheme to replace the eroding embankment on the Holderness coastline near Tunstall with a new defense further inland, to control any sea water entering Tunstall
The Army Corps announced recently that Manson Construction will be begin mobilization to dredge Oceanside Harbor on April 5, 2021. “That is the date the riverbed will be fenced to protect wildlife and equipment will begin arriving in Lot #12,” the City of Oceanside Harbor said in their latest statem
High voltage switch gear which keeps the Gold Coast’s Sand Bypass System pumping is about to undergo a major upgrade, the Gold Coast Waterways Authority reports. “We’ve awarded a $1.2 million contract for the work to locally based firm, TEW Solutions,” GCWA said. “The investment is vital because the
The Environment Agency and partners have completed more than 700 projects to better protect more than 300,000 homes since 2015. Exceeding its target in delivering the government’s £2.6 billion investment in flood and coastal defense schemes since 2015, the Environment Agency and partners have comple
The Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC) have approved a request to provide the additional funding needed to keep USACE dredge Merritt working in Hatteras Inlet long enough to break through shoaling in the South Ferry Channel. This is a move that will be a game-changer for local commercial fishe
Continued storm conditions have taken a toll on Jimmys Beach and MidCoast Council will work this week to establish a new sand buffer before the winter storm period begins. Council has continued to keep a close eye on the erosion hotspot as consistent storm conditions continued throughout summer with
New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo yesterday announced the start of dredging at Braddock Bay in Monroe County. This work will be undertaken as part of the State’s $15 million REDI Regional Dredging Project, removing built-up sediment from the bottom of the waterway to allow for continued safe passage
The Philippines’ Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) yesterday announced that dredging work on a narrow section of the 94-kilometer Bicol River is set to begin this week. The main goal of these dredging operations is to restore the river’s natural flow rate and minimize flood risk
